LSU Sociology 2001 Final Exam
Questions All Solved.
altruistic suicide - Answer where ties to the group or community are considered more
important than individual identity
anomic suicide - Answer occurs when the structure of society is weakened or disrupted and
people feel hopeless and disillusioned
fatalistic suicide - Answer occurs when people see no possible way to improve their
oppressive circumstances
comparitive method - Answer compares existing official statistics and historical records
across groups to test a theory about some social phenomenon
egotistic suicide - Answer occurs in settings where the individual is emphasized over group
or community connections
individualistic explanation - Answer tendency to attribute people's achievements and failures
to their personal qualities
macrolevel - Answer way of examining human life that focuses on the broad social forces
and structural features of society that exist above the level of individual people
microlevel - Answer way of examining human life that focuses on the immediate, everyday
experiences of individuals
sociological imagination - Answer ability to see the impact of social forces on our private
lives
sociology - Answer systematic study of human societies
achieved status - Answer social position earned
ascribed status - Answer social status given at birth
coalition - Answer subgroup of a triad, formed when two of the members unite against the
third
, conflict perspective - Answer views the structure of society as a source of inequality that
always benefits some groups at the expense of other groups
culture - Answer language, values, beliefs, etc that characterize a society
dyad - Answer group consisting of two people
feminist perspective - Answer theoretical perspective that focuses on gender as the most
important source of conflict and inequality in social life
globalization - Answer the process when people's lives all around the world become
economically, politically, environmentally and culturally interconnected
group - Answer a set of people who interact more or less on a regular basis and who are
conscious of their identity as a unit
in-groups - Answer groups where we feel we belong, and a sense of loyalty
latent functions - Answer unintended, unrecognized consequences of activities that help
some part of the social system
manifest function - Answer intended, obvious consequences of activities that help some part
of the social system
norm - Answer culturally defined standard or rule of conduct
organization - Answer large, complex network of positions created for a specific purpose and
characterized by a hierarchial division of labor
normative organization - Answer people voluntarily join for personal satisfaction
coercive organization - Answer people are forced to join
utilitarian organization - Answer people voluntarily join for a material reward
Questions All Solved.
altruistic suicide - Answer where ties to the group or community are considered more
important than individual identity
anomic suicide - Answer occurs when the structure of society is weakened or disrupted and
people feel hopeless and disillusioned
fatalistic suicide - Answer occurs when people see no possible way to improve their
oppressive circumstances
comparitive method - Answer compares existing official statistics and historical records
across groups to test a theory about some social phenomenon
egotistic suicide - Answer occurs in settings where the individual is emphasized over group
or community connections
individualistic explanation - Answer tendency to attribute people's achievements and failures
to their personal qualities
macrolevel - Answer way of examining human life that focuses on the broad social forces
and structural features of society that exist above the level of individual people
microlevel - Answer way of examining human life that focuses on the immediate, everyday
experiences of individuals
sociological imagination - Answer ability to see the impact of social forces on our private
lives
sociology - Answer systematic study of human societies
achieved status - Answer social position earned
ascribed status - Answer social status given at birth
coalition - Answer subgroup of a triad, formed when two of the members unite against the
third
, conflict perspective - Answer views the structure of society as a source of inequality that
always benefits some groups at the expense of other groups
culture - Answer language, values, beliefs, etc that characterize a society
dyad - Answer group consisting of two people
feminist perspective - Answer theoretical perspective that focuses on gender as the most
important source of conflict and inequality in social life
globalization - Answer the process when people's lives all around the world become
economically, politically, environmentally and culturally interconnected
group - Answer a set of people who interact more or less on a regular basis and who are
conscious of their identity as a unit
in-groups - Answer groups where we feel we belong, and a sense of loyalty
latent functions - Answer unintended, unrecognized consequences of activities that help
some part of the social system
manifest function - Answer intended, obvious consequences of activities that help some part
of the social system
norm - Answer culturally defined standard or rule of conduct
organization - Answer large, complex network of positions created for a specific purpose and
characterized by a hierarchial division of labor
normative organization - Answer people voluntarily join for personal satisfaction
coercive organization - Answer people are forced to join
utilitarian organization - Answer people voluntarily join for a material reward
